Absolute Post has made key appointments on both sides of the Atlantic. Andy Barmer has been named production director for London. He previously served as managing director at The Mill, London. Meanwhile Sally Heath, a founding member of Absolute in 2004, will move from London to New York as executive producer…..Steve Hamilton, Alaster Jordan, Marc Langley, and Matthew Wood, all editors with The Whitehouse, will join the company's partnership. They will lead the company alongside Whitehouse's existing partner/editors David Brixton, Russell Icke, Rick Lawley and John Smith….Switch Perception, an international production company based in Houston, has added seven directors to its roster for the Hispanic market in the U.S.: Hernan Enriquez, Alvaro Zinno, Coke Fernandez, Mateo Gutierrez, Pablo Leon, Luis Enrique Rodriguez and Joe Kelly…..
A Similar But Different Take On A Feature Film Debut
Similar But Different is not only the moniker for the directorial duo of Dani Girdwood and Charlotte Fassler but also in some respects an apt description of their feature filmmaking debut, My Fault: London (Amazon MGM Studios). The movie, which premiered last week on Amazon Prime Video, has on one level some select elements similar to what we’re accustomed to in the young adult (YA) universe--which helps make it familiar, comfortable and relatable--yet at the same time My Fault: London brings a new, decidedly different dimension to YA entertainment, uniquely meshing action-adventure, mystery, music, romance and humor. The film captures the feel of the underground London culture, lending an authenticity and contemporary vibe that’s a departure from the norm when it comes to the adaptation of YA literature. This mesh of similar but different has served the film well in that there was some target audience skepticism initially over the notion of doing an English adaptation of the popular, fan-favorite Spanish-language novel “Culpa Mia,” the first of the “Culpables” trilogy. Thus it’s most gratifying for Girdwood and Fassler to see the social media response after the release of My Fault: London, with many viewers enthusiastically embracing the film. My Fault: London introduces us to Noah (portrayed by Asha Banks) who’s uprooted from her U.S. hometown, having to leave her boyfriend and friends behind to move with her mother (Eve Macklin) to London. Mom has a new rich husband (Ray Fearon) in London and their new residence is a mansion. There Noah meets Nick (Matthew Broome), her new stepbrother. They have an immediate mutual dislike for each other which blossoms into something quite different over time. Along the... Read More